Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Hello everyone, it is time for another challenge at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog, and this time it is an easy peasy sketch.Please check out all the fun takes on this
sketch by the Design Team

I’ve had this cool Sizzix Compass Blueprint stamp and die
set since April of 2015.I finally sat
down and created a card with this set.Yeah me!There are five layers to
stamp to use all the dies to add dimension.So each layer is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Blank on cream cardstock and
then colored with Square Pastel Chalks by Koss, a very quick way to color and
shade.The layers are die cut and the
compass portion was fussy cut.The label
sentiment is stamped in Memento Pistachio and Nautical Blue and the edges are
colored with the chalks. The bottom
layer is adhered directly to the card base and the next layers are adhered with
thin dimensional foam adhesive.

Sunday, March 26, 2017

We had a rainy weekend here in Central Oregon, which keep us
inside . . . and I had time to play in my craft room, yeah!It was time to practice with my newest color
layering stamps set by Hero Arts, Color Layering Bird and Branch. I created a series of cards with this being my favorite of the bunch.

I discovered through a few practice runs that it is best to
use a stamp positioner to create a series of cards with the same image.I started by stamping the bird and adding the
layers, followed by the branch, additional branches, with flowers and leaves.

Monday, March 20, 2017

Love the look of glitter, but not the possible mess it might
make for the recipient of a glittery card?The perfect answer is to use On Point Glue to apply the glitter on the
reverse side of an acetate sheet.This
fun card is created with StazOn ink stamped on one side of the acetate sheet
and colored with StazOn Studio Glaze and glitter on the reverse.The fine tip of the On Point Glue allows great
precision for applying in tiny spots.

Saturday, March 18, 2017

I used
Sweet Chick G499S and a Sizzix Framelit Step-ups to create a fun spring card
ready to say hello!The image is stamped
in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with a variety of Chameleon pens.The image is die cut and edged with Memento
Angel Pink.Green and light pink DCWV
cardstock is die cut with the Sizzix set.The green die cuts are pressure embossed with Cuttlebug Kaleidoscope
embossing folder.The embossed green
sections and the “oh, hello” sentiment are adhered with Imagine On Point
Glue.The Chick is adhered with thin
dimensional adhesive.

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Recently a friend of mine shared her happy news of her
impending nuptials.We are so happy for her
and her intended as they look forward to a happy future together.I wanted to play along with the CAS-ual
Fridays’ challenge Off the Edge and used their inspiring Heartbeats and Love Notes
stamp sets along with the Fri-die Double Notes.

I wanted to craft a multi-hued background and decided to
play around with All Purpose Inks (API) and shaving cream to create a swirled
background.First I squirted a small
amount of white foam shaving cream on my craft mat (less is better) and then
added drops of API with a toothpick. I used Thistle, Sky Mist, and Platinum
API.A little goes a long way when
working with API!I used another
toothpick to create the swirled pattern and laid a piece of Strathmore
watercolor paper over the top.After I
removed the paper, I used a squeegee to take off the excess shaving cream and
ink.(I repeated these steps with a few
more pieces of watercolor paper before cleaning up, I now have these for future
projects.)

The Love Notes music staff was stamped in Delicata Black
Shimmer on Canson Silver metallic paper and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.Using a stamp positioner (We R Precision
Press) helped to get it in just the right place.I repeated the stamping process on the
swirled paper.The sentiments from
Heartbeats were added to completed the design.

The Double Notes Fri-Die was die cut three times from
watercolor paper and once from the Canson Silver Metallic paper.The layers are adhered together with On Point
Glue and the edges are inked with Delicata Black Shimmer and heat embossed with
clear embossing powder.All the layers
are adhered together on an A2 size card base.I am really pleased with the finished card!

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

It’s Pi Day!My
husband was really excited . . . he loves it when I make him pies. He convinced
me that Sunday was pie day and he got his wish.He special favorite is Huckleberry pie, but alas there are no
Huckleberries this time of year and I didn’t have any in the freezer.So, he had to settle for a streusel topped
apple pie, his second favorite.I know
this pie wouldn’t win any beauty baking contests, but it is really delicious
and made from apples that grew in our front yard last summer.Yeah for freezing apples to bake with!

In actuality I told him because I wanted to make a card that
celebrated Pi day for Imagine Artist in Residence.Being a science (and sometimes) math geek, it
just made sense!

To create the resist Pi symbol I found and image on the
internet and printed it.The image was
traced with Versa Marker using a light box.Clear embossing powder was added and the process was repeated until the
image was covered.Memento in Dandelion,
Lilac Posies and Teal Zeal were sponged onto the card using an Ink
Blusher.The sentiments “Sweet” and as
are from a very old set of sentiments by Dream Ink.The “as” is from another word with the rest
of the word masked while the stamp was inked.The numbers are from a Hero Arts set from 1991, Dot Number set.The sentiment and numbers are stamped in
StazOn Jet Black so they would stamp over the embossed areas.

It is always nice to have a thank you card ready to go in
the card stash, so for the Anything Goes challenge this fortnight at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog to re-stock my stash.

Give the challenge a go and make your own Anything Goes
project.Remember to use a stamp older
than a year and identify the age, and enter up to 10 challenges including Retro Rubber!

I started with a sketch and color inspiration to get my
creative mojo flowing and keep the design fairly clean and simple.I started by pressure embossing white
cardstock with Cuttlebug Devine Swirl and then cut an angled section to match
the sketch.The raised portion and edges
are inked with Memento Teal Zeal.The
base card was masked to make a framed area for the textured section and then
inked with Memento Dandelion.Taylored
Expressions In and Out Thanks sentiment set from 2014 provided the two stamps
for the sentiments.They are stamped in
Memento Lilac Posies.The textured layer
is adhered and the card is finished lickety split!

Sunday, March 12, 2017

This month our challenge for the Artist in Residence for Imagine was to create texture for the “Can
You Feel Me?” concept.It is hard to
tell in a photo, but the texture of the Neon Amplify! ric rac is very soft and
cozy.I thought about ways I could mask sections
of the card and came up with the following technique that uses painter’s tape
and left-over sticker sheets.Never to
waste product, the excess Neon Amplify! is brayered off on more cardstock then
used for the die cut sentiment.This
technique is fun and messy and a great way to create a card that will brighten
someone’s day with a colorful smile!

Level:Intermediate

Time:45 mintues

Step 1

Apply low-tack painters tape to a section of sticker backing
sheet.The backing from a Xyron X machine
is used here.Run the layer through and
die cut ric rac.

Step 2:

Apply
painter’s tape to card front and press down for good adhesion.The tape may be pieced to maximize the use of
the die cut pieces.Strathmore Bristol
Board Smooth in 100 pound weight is used for the card as it will hold up to
more aggressive techniques such as this and allows the painter’s tape to be
removed without damaging the cardstock.

Step 3

Apply Neon Amplify! in various colors in the open sections
between the ric rac painter’s tape.Electric Pink, Electric Orange, and Electric Yellow are used here.It does not need to cover the space
perfectly.

Step 4

Use and acrylic brayer to spread the Neon Amplify! in the
open areas.Notice the extra section of
painter’s tape to protect the open section of the card.

Step 5

Brayer excess Neon Amplify! onto a section of
cardstock.Quickly clean the brayer with
a baby wipe or warm running water.

Remember I’ve decided to offer a bit of blog candy to my
loyal readers and followers.I will draw
a name at the end of March from my followers who comment on any of my posts by
March 31st.Click either
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that need new homes, both new and gently used.So, hang out with me during March, follow the blog, and comment on your
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This is my second post as a Guest Designer for Joy Clair and
the Color By Faith Bible Journaling stamp sets.My second choice for the month of March was the Worship Him stamp
set.It reminded me of so many of the
old hymns I grew up singing in church.

I choose to journal Psalm 142 with the Worship Him set.Psalm 142 was written by David while he was
hiding in a cave.Bible commentaries
indicates that it most likely occurred when David was hiding from King
Saul.David felt like a prisoner that no
one wanted to help him, a dismal place to be!It is a prayer to God to send him help.David is reminded that even though he feels weak, the Lord makes him
brave.

My first step was to highlight Psalm 142 and the adjacent
area with Imagine Creative Medium in Iridescent Pink.It is applied in a very thin coat with a foam
brush.I allowed ample dry time before
moving on to the next step.The Creative
Medium acts as a gesso and gives a very slight Mother-of-Pearl iridescence to
the page.(It is also a forgiving
surface if you accidentally smudge a stamp before the ink dries and allows you to
start over!)

Because of David’s prayer in the Psalm, I choose to use four
of the sentiments from the Worship Him stamp set.

All of the images are stamped in Brilliance ink—Pearlescent
Orchid, Pearlescent Purple, Pearlescent Lavender, Pearlescent Thyme, and
Starlight Black.I placed the clean stamps
on the page first to determine placement and then practiced on a scrap paper to
determine which colors I wanted to use.For the final image and the arrow, I stamped in Starlight Black as I
felt it was the focus of the passage for me.The verses are tied to the sentiment stamp by the color matching between
the highlighting and stamping.To
highlight the passage, I masked the surrounding area and used an ink blusher to
gently tape ink on the page.The ink was
heat set with a heat gun as the Creative Medium slowed down the dry time.Swirls and hearts are added to tie the
section together.The final touches are
hand-written on the page in Memento Dual Marker in Rose Bud.

This is a wonderful Psalm to meditate on when life seems to
be surrounding you with enemies and tribulations.I know that it has brought me peace and joy
in the Lord during troubling times.

Remember I’ve decided to offer a bit of blog candy to my
loyal readers and followers.I will draw
a name at the end of March from my followers who comment on any of my posts by
March 31st.Click either
method to the left to become a follower or follow Snippets of Time via
email.I have a few things in my stash
that need new homes, both new and gently used.So, hang out with me during March, follow the blog, and comment on your
favorite blog posts.To win the blog
candy you must comment and be a follower, or follow via email.Thanks, and good luck!

Saturday, March 11, 2017

This is my second project for Great Impressions as the Guest Designer for March.It is fun to work
with these sweet images!Jelly Bean Time
H284S is combined with Life is Sweeter E890S and several layers to create a
springy card.Jelly Bean Time is stamped
on white cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black and then colored with Chameleon
Pens.The sentiment is stamped in
Radiant Neon Electric Pink and the panel is die cut with Elizabeth Craft
Designs Stitched Rectangles.Thin pastel
pink ribbon is looped around the corners and a small bow is attached in one
corner.A second Stitched Rectangle is
die cut from white cardstock and sponged with Radiant Neon Electric Blue.The bottom layer is white cardstock brayered
with Radiant Neon Electric Pink.Darice
Plaid embossing folder is inked with Radiant Neon Electric blue and the layer
is pressure embossed creating a blue and pink plaid pattern.The embossed layer is attached to the card
front, and the top two layers are adhered with dimensional foam adhesive.

The inside of the card is embellished with Border
of Jelly Beans B246S.

Join along with the Challenge at Great Impressions and you can win a prize! I promise it is fun!

They have really cute stamps for all seasons!

Remember I’ve decided to offer a bit of blog candy to my
loyal readers and followers.I will draw
a name at the end of March from my followers who comment on any of my posts by
March 31st.Click either
method to the left to become a follower or follow Snippets of Time via
email.I have a few things in my stash
that need new homes, both new and gently used.So, hang out with me during March, follow the blog, and comment on your
favorite blog posts.To win the blog
candy you must comment and be a follower, or follow via email.Thanks, and good luck!

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About Me

Hectic as my life is . . . I have a desire to decompress by creating in my craft cave! Currently we have 34 residents on our mini-farm, which includes four humans. Our two active athletic boys keep us running to their various activities. I work for our business doing accounting and HR paperwork, as a substitute teacher in local High Schools, and now as a Community College Chemistry Instructor. Despite the busyness of life, my scrapping, altered art, and card making all provide a respite of creative energy and renewal.